Architects Directory 2010: Scenario Architecture

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PROFILE

Young London-based practice Established in 2007, Scenario Architecture consists of Architectural Association alumni Ran Ankory and Maya Carni, both in their 30s. Their skill set includes digital visualisation, construction work and even blacksmithing, making them well suited to the hands-on nature of contemporary practice. Describing themselves as 'spatial problem solvers,' their work to date has been small on scale but large on ambition, frequently involving a twist of surfaces or materials to create spaces with a sense of the strangely familiar. For example, the Focal Shift (shortlisted for the Emerging Architecture Awards last year) is a sculpted fireplace that pokes subtly out into the room, angled so as to make a psychological divide in an open plan living space.

A HOUSE FOR TWO

Research, specifically into day-to-day activities and routines, drives the way Scenario shapes spaces. To this end, they're working on tools that'll decipher such 'habitation scenarios', helping shape environmental and social variables for future homes. 'The core of our inspiration is a pure fascination with the archetypes of dwelling; elusive, organic, beautiful and intangible.' This is illustrated in A House For Two, their conceptual design. Intended for young professional couple living in North London, the slim terraced structure slots into an infill site, its form notched at critical junctures so as to allow 'specific sun and daylight patterns,' illuminating daily life and assisting environmental performance. The house inverts traditional living patterns, with a garden at the front first floor level, a skewed roof for better solar panel angling and a lower ground floor master suite for maximum privacy.

http://www.scenarioarchitecture.com

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